Police in Paraguay in South America have seized more than 4 tons of cocaine on route for the Port of Antwerp. The drugs were hidden in a shipment of sugar. According to the country’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat the seizure is an "historical record" for Paraguay.
A specialised unit found the drugs hidden in several containers that roused their suspicions at the private port of Caacupé-mí in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción.
According to the Paraguayan authorities "more surprises may turn up soon." No suspects have been arrested as yet. The cocaine is said to have a street value in Europe of 220 million euros.